Mazda3 dropped with intake and exhaust! PICS

[canada3]

........no comment.......to dangerous

 

[Captain KRM P5]

it does look nice, but i'd personally never cut my springs, even for a temporary drop.

 

[tonkabui]

ALL THE NOISE! I think people are just jealous. IT LOOKS GOOD MAN. Do I see blue in the lights? Or is that my screen?

it's blue turn signals

 

[goldwing2000]

Just FYI for everybody, the stock Mazda3 intake does not take cold air from down low. If you follow the resonator tube back up, it sucks the air from right behind the left headlight.
It took me a while to figure out where it was but all that crap you see down low is just a loop that comes right back up to the engine compartment (albeit to the side).

 

[AzMz3]

Just FYI for everybody, the stock Mazda3 intake does not take cold air from down low. If you follow the resonator tube back up, it sucks the air from right behind the left headlight.
It took me a while to figure out where it was but all that crap you see down low is just a loop that comes right back up to the engine compartment (albeit to the side).

Actually it gets the air from the louvers in the driver fender well.

--Herb--

 

[goldwing2000]

Actually it gets the air from the louvers in the driver fender well.

--Herb--

Regardless of where the air comes in, the intake port is behind the left headlight.

I'd post a picture but I already took off my stock resonator.

 

[Da 6]

find someone who pulled their front bumper with stock resonator in place and there ya go

 

[Brian MP5T]

OH ****. Please replace your car to stock and trade it in for a Honda or something. Cutting your springs is just all bad. You will **** your entire car on bumps and your alignment is gone too... PLUS... Two different tire Profiles??

I'm just kidding about the Honda thing but really man, Your "Performance Mods" subtract from your car's performance to the point that I'm happy that you do not live near me...

I can just see it on the news... " A Mazda 3 crashed into a store killing everyone when the car hit a small bump at low speed and bottomed out then flipped and rolled over several times in the produce section."

HA!!

 

[goldwing2000]

find someone who pulled their front bumper with stock resonator in place and there ya go

Not even necessary. Just open the hood. You can see the intake port tucked in behind everything. Gotta look carefully, though. It's camouflaged really well. (thumb)

 

[vividmaz3]

OH ****. Please replace your car to stock and trade it in for a Honda or something. Cutting your springs is just all bad. You will **** your entire car on bumps and your alignment is gone too... PLUS... Two different tire Profiles??

I'm just kidding about the Honda thing but really man, Your "Performance Mods" subtract from your car's performance to the point that I'm happy that you do not live near me...

I can just see it on the news... " A Mazda 3 crashed into a store killing everyone when the car hit a small bump at low speed and bottomed out then flipped and rolled over several times in the produce section."

HA!!

if I actually would buy or drive a honda.. i wouldnt be working where I work let alone proud of my life. When I buy cars, the first thing I do is lower them. I can't stand a non lowered vehicle. looks goss. And since there were no springs I cut them. All you who critisize don't need to worry or comment about me cutting them cuz it won't get you anywhere but the back of someones mind where all the annoying things they hear out of life go. I will get coilovers when they come out, and an intake also.. or maybe even a custom turbo is in the making. who knows. But what I do know, car rides better then my eclipse road with performance suspension, intake is awesome, not as good as would be with AEM CAI, but it works better then stock. And yes they are blue corners for those of you asking. And like the moderater said. lets keep on subject and thanks by the way.

 

[TampaBlackMSP]

Well, I think it's been covered - car looks good, but I would've NEVER duplicated the procedure. At least you're not planning on keeping it that way forever. Happy modding....

 

[tonkabui]

hey vivid, you joining us on the ride in june?

regardless of what people say, you pioneered stuff. just leave it at that.

 

[SilvrProtege5NJ]

Hell yeah. Looks sweet. I cant say that I would cut my springs but, to each his own.

Good luck with the 3...

 

[Da 6]

are you shaving the side moldings next?

 

[vividmaz3]

i havent heard about the ride yet. we should talk on Saturday at Pavilions. I was there this weekend but didnt see any Mazda guys around. I am actually thinking about getting rid of my 3 in about 3-4 months. i really want an AWD or RWD turbo'd car so i might trade in for MR2 Turbo or RX7. I just don't want to spend the money to turbo this car.. but then again I do. Haven't made up my mind yet but I will.

 

[idrivemazda]

Im not trying to bash on you but if you work for vivid dont you think that it will be easier for you to get lowering springs becuase i know that from the time that car came out there are lowering springs out there already. i know you lie the slam look and everything and its riding smooth now but its going to hurt your car now and later I mean you could of waited a couple of months for real lowering springs. And if you dont like the stance that the aftermarket springs give you then why are you telling us that ur going to get some i mean really your not going to find lowring springs that give you a 3 inch slam only coilovers... and good luck with coilovers becuase they are not all that great. What im trying to say man is that your only 19 and you have a brand new car and you want to do s*** to your car already but trust me man its not worth hurting your car, be patience and plan everything out.

 

[vividmaz3]

Im not trying to bash on you but if you work for vivid dont you think that it will be easier for you to get lowering springs becuase i know that from the time that car came out there are lowering springs out there already. i know you lie the slam look and everything and its riding smooth now but its going to hurt your car now and later I mean you could of waited a couple of months for real lowering springs. And if you dont like the stance that the aftermarket springs give you then why are you telling us that ur going to get some i mean really your not going to find lowring springs that give you a 3 inch slam only coilovers... and good luck with coilovers becuase they are not all that great. What im trying to say man is that your only 19 and you have a brand new car and you want to do s*** to your car already but trust me man its not worth hurting your car, be patience and plan everything out.

I didnt work for Vivid when I bought my car, and yes i can get springs very easy. im not going to get springs, and if i wanted to buy coilovers i would buy them but Im not going to fork out that much money on this car when I am going to get rid of it in a couple months. before i get rid of it I will probably end up buying springs for it so it is dropped right. and it's not messing anything up on this car but the bottom of it where the speed bumps hit. 3's have some of the best struts on the market, and even then I will replace those when I get springs right before I sell it. I may only be 19, but how many 19 year olds do you know that work for a performance shop, have had 10 or more cars, and know a lot more about cars then most people? So when you tell me how to modify my car I take that as an insult like you think I don't know what Im doing. Age has no factor in brain power. Not to be a dick... but I don't think people have the right to tell other people how to do what they like to do.

 

[simdrew]

I'm gonna take out my springs completely and just ride the shocks (ricer) !!


(evil) Sorry just kidding.

 

[idrivemazda]

relax man no one in here is telling you how to modified your ride just a word of advice. oh and your right age has no factor over brain power but u younger ones never want to listen and want to find out things the hard way. And if you work at a performance shop why in the hell are you doing these cheap mods anyway. also why are you doing things to your car if your selling it???

 

[idrivemazda]

we should all ride on our shocks its cool! it looks cool bouncing around in the ******* car.